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R. -S. REYNOLDS.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 19l8.

Patented June 24, 1919.

alumni UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD S. REYNOLDS, OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO REYNOLDS CORPORA- TION, INCORPORATED, OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, A CORPORATION OF TENNESSEE.

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certain, new and useful Improvements in Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

his invention relates to containers or re- I ceptacles and particularly to a container or extraneous fastening receptacle made of afpaper, divided, exterior casing and a paper interior body portion over whichthe divided sections of the casing or shell telescope, the container having metallic heads or ends.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a novel construction of containers of the above specified form and to provide an improved method for making the containers and it is an especial object of the present invention to provide for the attachment of the exterior casing and for the seating of the ends of the interior tubular shell upon a single and unitary form of head structure at each end of the container. It is another object of the invention to provide a head of metal or other suitable material which provides for the seating of the adjacent ends of the container shell and its tubular body without the requirement of devices.

With the above and other objects in view as will be manifest to those versed in the art, the present invention consists of the method andarticle produced thereby, the latter consisting of an integral end piece provided with dual seats and means for clenching one of the shell sections in site and the invention further consists in the whole, in the construction, the combination and details of construction as set forth in the following specifications relative to the embodiments of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation partlly broken away and partly in vertical section of the improved container showing the casing sections as separated. I

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one end of the" receptacle.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of one corner of the receptacle showing the addition Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24,1919.

Application filed March 2, 1918. Serial No. 220,034.

of means to increase the friction of the assembled parts to hold the inner body end in place.

In its preferred form, the invention embodies an outer casing consisting of a pair of tubular sections 2 and 2 here shown as cylindrical and which may be made of paper or suitable material. These sections are preferably. of' equal diameter and may be of any desired length. A particular feature of the present invention resides in the method of securing the casing sections 2 and resides in the novel heads or ends which are substantially of duplicate construction, each head being indicated generally at 3 and shown a, comprising a transverse plate or inclosure 4 provided with a flange having a stepwise formation, thus forming an inner annular peripheral seat 5 radially from which projects a transverse shoulder 6, be yond which is formed an outer annular peripheral seat 7, which last is shown as provided with a transverse flange 8, the outer edge of which is adapted to be turned over as at 9 to clench in upon or seam the adjacent end of a casing section 2 or 2, the end of which is ab-utted against'the flange 8,

this clenching of the flange thus securely holding the casing sections in place without the requirement of extraneous fastening means.

The radial length of the shoulder 6 is designed to be substantially equal to the thickness of an inner tubular body forming element 10, the end of which is adapted to 'be abutted against the shoulder 6 and which end is frictionally held therefore between the annular seat 5 and the inner surface of the adjacent portion of the shell section 2 or 2*, the annular recess formed between the seat 5 and the inner surface of the shell section forming a recess or pocket in which the end of the body 10 may be pushed and in which it is held by friction of the adjacent surfaces.

The body or tulbular member 10 may be of any suitable length and any suitable material and each of its ends are adapted to be seatedin the annular recess formed between the inner annular seat 5 of each head and its respective outer casing section.

From the above, it will be seen that I utilize a single unitary metallic, or other material, head or end for the receptacle, each of these pieces being provided with a plnrality of seats in stepwise formation, onto one of which one of the casing sections may be permanently secured while onto the other the adjacent end of the tubular body of the receptacle may be secured either permanently or temporarily, in the latter instance being held by friction between the parts.

In the form of the receptacle shown, the length of the tubular body 10 is equal to the distance between the radial shoulder 6 of each top piece 3 when the meeting edges of the outer casing sections are brought together over the body 10 and in which position each end of the body 10 is seated and makes a tight joint with its respective annular seat 4 and the shoulder 6 snugly forming an almost air-tight closure when the sections are brought together.

If it is desired to increase the frictional grip of one or the other of the end pieces or heads 3 upon the ends of the tubular body 10, this may be achieved by introduc ing a packing substance which may assume the form of a rubber ring or washer of any suitable material illustrated at 11 in Fig. 3. This packing makes the closure air-tight.

A box manufactured according to the method above disclosed can be made at relatively low cost and involves a minimum number of very simple and easily manufactured parts.

What is claimed is:

1. A receptacle comprising an end piece or disk having a plurality of connected peripheral exterior stepped seats for the ends of telescopic shells, the outer shell being clenched by a bead to its seat, the seats having cylindrical portions of different diameter to fit respective shell members.

2. A receptacle comprising an end piece or disk having a plurality of peripheral e'xterior stepped seats for telescopic shell sections, the outer shell fitting and being clenched by a bead to its seat, while the inner shell is held frictionally the outer shell.

3. A receptacle comprising an end piece against its seat by "or disk having a plurality of cylindrical proximately the thickness of the Wall of a shell section and having a transverse connecting shoulder against which the inner shell may abut, the larger seat having a flange beaded on the outer section.

4. A receptacle comprising an exterior casing of two similar tubular sections, an integral metallic head for each section having a cylindrical flanged shoulder with a clencher bead fastening the respective end of the casing section, an inner angular seat of less diameter than the outer shoulder forming with the shell end an inner recess, and an inner tubular body telescoping in the casing, its ends adapted to snugly fit the said recess of the casing heads.

5. A Receptacle comprising a pair of tubular members, an inner tubular body forming element upon which said tubular members are slidably mounted, heads for said tubul-ar members each comprising a transverse plate provided with a flange adapted to frictionally engage the interior of sald body f-ormin element and terminating in a transverse s oulder adapted to engage the end wall thereof, a second flange extending from said transverse shoulder adapted to engage the interior of the tubular member and terminating in a second transverse shoulder adapted to engage the end wall thereof, said second transverse shoulder terminating in a portion clenched upon the tubular member, the ends of said tubular members, opposite to the heads, contacting when the members are telescoped upon the body forming element.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RICHARD S. REYNOLDS. 

